R - Types of Volcanoes

How are volcanoes formed?


Distribution of Volcanoes


Volcanoes are located on plate margins around the world like earthquakes. Volcanoes are often formed on plate margins as can be seen from the diagram above.

The link to the following flash file is very useful for showing the distribution of volcanes across the world -
http://www.uky.edu/AS/Geology/howell/goodies/elearning/module04swf.swf

Types of Volcano





Two very useful videos showing volcanoes.